UMN Extension Ramsey County Master Gardeners

04/08/2026

Join us on May 2nd at Growing For Good hosted by Como Park Lutheran Church . Garden Education Volunteers will be there to answer your gardening questions along with many other great organizations.

Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association
Minnesota Tool Library
Saint Paul Parks and Recreation
Como Community Seed Library
District 10 Como Community Council

04/04/2026

Ramsey County Yard Waste sites are now open with summer hours. Follow the link below to see current hours at your nearest site.
https://www.ramseycountymn.gov/residents/recycling-waste/collection-sites/yard-waste

03/30/2026

Looking to add new varieties into your garden this year? Check out the results from last year’s seed trials to see what performed best in Minnesota gardens!

Just in time for spring, Minnesota Master Gardeners have added new top performers to the results of more than 40 years of data-driven seed trials.

03/27/2026

Spring is in the air, but the pollinators are still in the ground! Hold off on spring yard clean up until they emerge from their winter homes.

Wait until overnight temperatures are above 50º for at least one week. Butterflies, bees & other pollinators are wintering in leaves and stems of last year's plants.

For more information follow this link to the Xerces Society website: https://xerces.org/blog/dont-spring-into-garden-cleanup-too-soon

03/22/2026

Mark your calandars! Ramsey County Master Gardeners will host their annual plant sale May 16th, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Aldrich Arena, 1850 White Bear Ave N, Maplewood, MN 55109

Find your favorite plants and new varieties, including:
Vegetables and herbs,
Large selection of tomatoes
More than 1,500 native perennials, pollinator-friendly plants
Annuals and houseplants
Garden accessories

Plants are responsibly sourced from local growers or grown by Garden Education Volunteers. All plants are free of systemic insecticides (neonicotinoids) and grown in sterile potting soil to prevent the spread of jumping worms.

Garden Education Volunteers will be on hand to answer your questions.

Proceeds from the plant sale support community garden education and youth programs in Ramsey County. We accept cash, checks and credit cards.

Visit our website for updates. Ramseymastergardeners.org/plantsale

03/17/2026

03/16/2026

Ramsey County Master Gardeners will host their annual plant sale May 16th, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Aldrich Arena, 1850 White Bear Ave N, Maplewood, MN 55109

Find your favorite plants and new varieties, including:
Vegetables and herbs,
Large selection of tomatoes
More than 1,500 native perennials, pollinator-friendly plants
Annuals and houseplants
Garden accessories

Plants are responsibly sourced from local growers or grown by Garden Education Volunteers. All plants are free of systemic insecticides (neonicotinoids) and grown in sterile potting soil to prevent the spread of jumping worms.

Garden Education Volunteers will be on hand to answer your questions.
Proceeds from the plant sale support community garden education and youth programs in Ramsey County. We accept cash, checks and credit cards.

Visit our website for updates. Ramseymastergardeners.org/plantsale

03/06/2026

We are about 10 weeks away from our last frost here in zone 4b! The page linked below has wonderful information about choosing seeds, when to plant, and how to take care of your seedlings.

https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/starting-seeds-indoors -to-plant-seeds-1178964

03/05/2026

Bumble Bee Atlas is a conservation initiative led by the Xerces Society and partners to track and conserve wild bees. The Atlas is a community science project aimed at gathering the data needed to track and conserve bumble bees. Many species of wild bees face an uncertain future, and we lack the data to effectively implement conservation measures. Join the national effort to track important bee species.

Sign up and take the training to monitor bumble bees in your area.

https://www.bumblebeeatlas.org/